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Development of monoclonal antibodies which specifically recognize Entamoeba histolytica in preserved stool samples
Y C Yau1, I Crandall, K C Kain
1Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|February 7, 2001
Abstract:
We report the generation of monoclonal antibodies against a recombinant 170-kDa subunit of the Gal or GalNAc lectin of Entamoeba histolytica that specifically recognize E. histolytica but not Entamoeba dispar in preserved stool samples. These antibodies do not cross-react with other bowel protozoa, including Entamoeba coli, Giardia lamblia, and Dientamoeba fragilis.